Webcomic: The legacy of LISP

Once again, xkcd shows us the way, invoking the ultimate geek weapon when describing the appeal of the LISP family of programming languages.

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Jay Garmon has a vast and terrifying knowledge of all things obscure, obtuse, and irrelevant. One day, he hopes to write science fiction, but for now he'll settle for something stranger -- amusing and abusing IT pros. Read his full profile. You can a...

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Jay Garmon has a vast and terrifying knowledge of all things obscure, obtuse, and irrelevant. One day, he hopes to write science fiction, but for now he'll settle for something stranger -- amusing and abusing IT pros. Read his full profile. You can also follow him on his personal blog.

Isn't that one of the seven deadly sins?
Oh, for the days when I could write in LISP. I'd think that the instant gratification of the program immediately telling you that you screwed up the code by not closing the fifth nested paren would be a lure for today's youth.
Alas, I haven't coded LISP for six years. Well, it was AutoLISP ... but it still rocked.